Cakes

1 cup shortening 3 tsp. baking powder (double action) 2 cups sugar 4 eggs (or 2 egg yolks and 3 whole eggs) 1/2 tsp. salt 3 cups sifted Flour 3/4 cup milk 1 tsp. lemon extract 1 tsp. vanilla Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs one at a time and beat well. Stir flour, baking…

1/2 cup butter or margarine 1-1/2 cup sugar 2-1/4 cup flour 3/4 cup milk plus 2 tbsp. milk 2-1/2 tsp. double action baking powder 2 eggs 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla Cream butter until soft with mixer. Add sifted dry ingredients; add 3/4 cup milk. Beat 2 minutes at low speed. Add 2 unbeaten…

1 pkg. yellow cake mix 1 pkg. orange or lemon jello 3 tbsp. flour 4 eggs 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3/4 cup apricot nectar Mix all ingredients in mixer and beat at moderate speed for four minutes. Grease tube pan and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Instead of apricot nectar, 1 cup apricot…

2 cups flour 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup raisins 1 tsp. soda 1/2 cup shortening 1 tsp. salt 1/2 cup white sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1 egg 1/2 tsp. cloves 1-1/4 cup sieved applesauce Sift all the dry ingredients. Blend nuts and raisins…